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The Golden Door (Beginnings–1938)

Congress reverses open borders; Hitler and the Nazis begin their persecution of German Jews, causing many to seek refuge; President Franklin D. Roosevelt is concerned but unable to coordinate a response to the crisis.

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  • Originally Aired September 18, 2022
  • Runtime 128 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-14
  • Network PBS
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Sensitive Content & Trigger Warnings Holocaust
  • Created June 13, 2022 by
    Jordanene
  • Modified October 17, 2023 by
    p_one
Name Type Role
Geoffrey C. Ward Writer
Lynn Novick Producer
Ken Burns Producer
Mike Welt Producer
Sarah Botstein Producer
Timothy Snyder Guest Star Himself
Daniel Greene Guest Star Himself
Guy Stern Guest Star Himself
Daniel Okrent Guest Star Himself
Deborah Lipstadt Guest Star Herself
Rebecca Erbelding Guest Star Herself
Ken Burns Director
Lynn Novick Director
Sarah Botstein Director
Paul Corning Actor Voice-over
Matt Lindquist Actor Voice-over
Jakob Von Eichel Actor Voice-over
Carolyn McCormick Actor Voice-over
Michael Levi Harris Actor Voice-over
Paul Giamatti Actor Voice-over
Joe Morton Actor Voice-over
Daniella Rabbani Actor Voice-over
Olivia Gilliatt Actor Voice-over
Peter Coyote Actor Narrator
Matthew Rhys Actor Voice-over
Yelena Shmulenson Actor Voice-over
Elliott Gould Actor Voice-over
Bradley Whitford Actor Voice-over
Adam Arkin Actor Voice-over
Zuzanna Szadkowski Actor Voice-over
Murphy Guyer Actor Voice-over
Dann Fink Actor Voice-over